didya go?

I planned on fishin gopening day, but the forecast and the potential interaction with fools scared me away. Didya go?

definitely staying away from moron central. they're out in full force here. hundreds of them passing the house. this is the most action this road has seen since deer season. if i go anywhere, it'll be in my backyard, catchin natives.

im doing taxes, but id rather be drinking, throwing garbage, and swearing in front of little kids.

ORIGINAL: flyingmoles

definitely staying away from moron central. they're out in full force here. hundreds of them passing the house. this is the most action this road has seen since deer season. if i go anywhere, it'll be in my backyard, catchin natives.

lol, I'm of a similar mind, minus the backyard native stream. If I had that, I'd never leave home to trout fish!

Thankfully I'm at work today. Drove past turtle creek it was high and muddy and there were still dozens of people standing right in the middle of the creek not catching ne thing. Could not believe the weather didn't keep more people away.

I had planned on taking my Grandkids to the Derby in Edinboro but the Rain and Winds said NO

it was a horrible morning out on the boat. 9-9:30 it got extremely windy and my 50 lbs concrete anchor holding me in place wasnt enough. It took everything my 36 lb thrust trolling motor had to get me back to the boat ramp. There were trees in the woods falling like dominos

We had a AWESOME morning...my first cast at 8 landed me a 18" golden..kept that and 3 other nice ones...my son (14) kept 3 nice ones including a 16" golden..and to top it off while fishing i hear..Dad...Dad...Dad...i look up and there was a nice Black Bear heading right at the creek 50 yrds away...heard us and made a left and gracefully walked away...coolest day ever...not to mention while fishing never seen another person, and we were at Laruel Hill Creek...just a walk through the woods to our spot...alone there every year and always get nice fish!... just baked a few of them...Great ending to a GREAT DAY!

We always go. For the past 30 years (since I was old enough to drive) we've gone to Millers Run in Washington Co. People laugh but we have been fishing the same spot for most of those 30 years and we always catch double digit trout opening day. Only caught 10 today ...usually catch 20 each between me and my buddy. He was probably around 10 too.

The key is to have a good spot with no room for more that 2 (we had Danny's 13 year old daughter and my 10 year old with us)to 4 people to fit. We all cast around each other and have a great day every year...even the rainy ones. Something about fighting a 24" trout on 4 lb test ultralite in a stream that you could walk across that is fun to me anyway.

I usually take my lantern and fish that same hole later Saturday night to catch the Pigs that weren't caught first day. I'll be leaving in about 1 hour. Happy opening day and Wish me luck.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/outdoors/s_732706.html

Front page of todays Trib pulled out of Sleepy Hollow

Man that guy must have been at the end of the rainbow, because that fish there is the " pot o' gold".

Creeks were blowed out only manage 5 in two days way down from last year when I got 42.

no, he said he threw all of them back and kept 5.

And i thank you for the gentlemanly reply, that is why i asked. You did indeed say that, i apparently read it incorrectly. I apologize.

My local creek was still ok until about 11am, only managed three there. Found out later, that the spot I usually fish on opening day only had 8 buckets stocked in a about a 3 mile stretch, due to overstocking accidently at the first 8 stops by FBC, haha !
Went to a local lake after the creek was blown out and did ok there. Managed 13 bows there in the afternoon.Went back out yesterday afternoon in the wind and managed only 1. But all in all with the weather, not a terrible weekend... Good luck and lets hope Mother Nature is good to us this week, I doubt it !